Have you ever grown dwarf plants? There are many seeds on the market to try out now, with more showing up yearly. If people show an interest, they become viable for seed companies to stock, instead of being hard to find. They can be grown in pots, 5 gallon buckets, hydroponic systems, and in raised… Continue reading No Garden? Small Garden? Grow Dwarf Plants
Tag: Urban Homesteading
Seed Companies We Use
I was walking through The Home Depot yesterday and the first signs of Spring were showing up. Yes, seed racks. You know how it is....Christmas blow ups are gone, and vast acreage is taken up with cardboard displays of seed packets. Bright and shiny, promising and full of hope. But remember this...in big box stores… Continue reading Seed Companies We Use
Teach Them To Grow Food: But Then They Don’t
Thoughts from the prepper/self-sufficient corner of my mind. When I look back at the year that has passed by, one thing that really saddens me was the time I spent in trying to get others to be better prepared. I had good intentions for sure, and I had many hopes about it. Last year at… Continue reading Teach Them To Grow Food: But Then They Don’t
January Garden Tasks & What Seeds To Plant
December slips by fast with the holidays keeping every one busy, and once you see January looming, you know it is time to start planning. And for me, come January, I am HAPPY to get outside. The light is returning after the Winter Solstice in December and often we get stretches of sunny days in… Continue reading January Garden Tasks & What Seeds To Plant
December Garden Tasks
It's December. We are nearly 1 week in. The weather speaks winter, not fall, though the Winter Solstice won't be here for more than 2 weeks. It's dark in general, the days are short, the nights long. (And there is still minutes to lose before it starts getting longer light) We have seen the first… Continue reading December Garden Tasks